Intern in the Audit and Evaluation Department - Evaluation Office

At ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, the Intern in the Audit and Evaluation Department - Evaluation Office will support the Evaluation Office. Type of appointment: Intern. Directorate: Director General's Services.

Our team and mission

The Evaluation Office is responsible for conducting objective and independent evaluation projects and providing appraisal services to the Director General (DG) and ESA management aimed at improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Agency’s activities, by:

• conducting a thorough examination of the status of a defined set of activities and assessing their achievements against requirements and objectives, resource constraints, benchmarks and previous lessons learned;
• providing recommendations and optimisation advice on how to achieve intended outcomes;
• providing specialised advisory services for the timely implementation of transformation actions.

Field(s) of activity for the internship

You will support the Evaluation Office in conducting evaluations, organisational reviews and analytical studies aimed at improving organisational performance, efficiency and effectiveness. The team leverages a broad spectrum of analytical approaches, ranging from social science research methods to advanced data analytics and artificial intelligence to produce evidence-based recommendations. As a result, you will contribute to a diverse set of evaluation and analytics activities.

Research and evaluation activities may include:

• conducting research, literature reviews and environmental scans;
• collecting, analysing and synthesising qualitative and quantitative information;
• supporting interviews and surveys;
• contributing to benchmarking studies;
• assisting in the preparation of analytical reports, presentations and management briefings.

Data analytics and business intelligence activities may include:

• analysing administrative datasets;
• supporting data modelling and business intelligence;
• developing visualisations using Power BI;
• helping transform structured and unstructured data into actionable insights.

This internship offers practical experience at the intersection of research, evaluation, data analytics and organisational transformation within an international public-sector environment.

Behavioural competencies

• Result Orientation
• Operational Efficiency
• Fostering Cooperation
• Relationship Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Forward Thinking

Education

You must be a university student, preferably in your final or second-to-last year of university course at Master's level. In addition, you must be able to prove that you will be enrolled at your university for the entire duration of the internship.

Additional requirements

The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another ESA Member State language is an asset.

A background in Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics, Business Administration, or a related quantitative or social science discipline would be an asset.

During the recruitment process, the Agency may request applicants to undergo selection tests.

Nationality

Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Applicants from Canada as a Cooperating State can apply as well as those from Bulgaria, Croatia and Malta as European Cooperating States (ECS).